Coat hanger



Feb. 6, 1923. 4 1,444,525.

H. ROSENTHAL.

COAT HANGER.

FILED MAR. I, 1920.

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HERIJJIAN ROSENTHAL, OF Il'El/V YORK, N. Y.

COAT HANGER.

Application filed March 1, 1920. Serial No. 362,438.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN RosnNrHAL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York. borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat Hangers, or" which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: To provide an article of the character mentioned which may be folded in compact form for transportation; to add rigidity to the structure; and to reduce the cost of manufacture thereof.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a side view of a coat hanger constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, the hanger being shown in its extended service relation.

Figure 2 a side view showinc the hanger in its folded relation.

Figure 3 is a cross section, the section being taken as on the line 3-3 in Figure 1.

Description.

The present invention more particularly relates to an improven'ient in the construction of coat hangers such as disclosed in Patent No. 1268.881, lor coat hanger, which was granted to me under date of June 11, 1918. to which patent cross reference is here made.

The present construction provides a plurality of thin strap meta-l supporting bars 8 of equal. lei h and des each having an over tu;n 7 -.u 9. The portion 9 is of the same dimension as the body of the bars 8 which enables the bars 8 and spatula portion 9 to be constructed from straight bar or strap material.

The bars 8 are pivotally connected by the rivet section 10 of a suspension hook 1]. The book 1'1. and rivet 10 are constructed from the same piece of: wire.

The bars 8 are held in extended posit-ion by a brace formed by the two pivotally connected thin strap metal bars 12. The bars 12 are pivotally connected by a rivet 13, each of the said bars having an end it extended beyond the rivet 13. The ends 14 are engaged by the clips 15 when the said ends are overlaid upon the bars 120 When the clips 15 are moved to the position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, where the ends 14 are engaged by the overturned edges oi said clips, the bars 12 are held rigidly outspread, in which position they hold the extended ends of the bars 8 having the spatula portions 9 firmly in service position. The bars 12 are retained on the bars 8 by means of the rivets 16.

in service the brace formed by the bars is employed as a support for mens trousers or womens skirts. In both cases the article is folded and threaded through the space between the said brace and the bars 8, 8, and permitted to rest upon the said brace. The bars 8, 8, when serving as a form for a mans coat are so disposed that the spatula portions 9, 9, thereof extend into the sleeve opening at the shoulders of the coat.

litter the garments have been removerh and it is desired to fold the hanger, this is accomplished by retracting the clips 15 trom engagem nt with the ends 14 of the bars 12. The bars 12 are then folded upon 0 themselves. as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. while the bars 8 are drawn as close as the ends of the spatula portions 9 will permit. The hook 11 is swung on its pivot 10 to the position shown in Figure 2 or the drawings. The space occupied by the folded structure relatively small and it may then be stowed away conveniently.

Claim.

A coat hanger as characterized comprising a plurality of thin metal supporting bars homing their outer extremities bent on a line inclined from the outer edge of said. bars shoulder rests for gariner a punish of pivotally connected short spreader bars. each pivotally attached to one of said supporting bars adjacent the o"tremities thereof; a suspension hook hava bent end forming a pivotal connection said supporting bars at their inner ends, said hoolt being adapted to swing over said supporting and spreader bars in juxtaposition thereto; and a clip mounted on said spreader bars for cnit'olding the pivotally connected ends thereof when disposed in aligned relation for holding said spreader bars and the ends of said supporting bars in spread service relation.

HERMAN ROSENTHAL.

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